Fall Session #1

September 3rd – 21st

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes J. Spence Holman, a designer, artist, and musician from Baltimore.

J. Spence Holman

J. Spence Holman

A graduate of Vassar and MICA, Holman uses plants in his drawings to explore physical and internal space—flowers as memories, catalysts, and maps through trauma toward renewal. At Catwalk, he is developing Wish I were there, wish I were here, a series of postcard drawings creating a dialogue between his student self and his present self, bridging past and present in search of healing and hope.

https://www.jspenceholman.com/

Affiliation: Vassar

Fall Session #1

September 3rd – 21st

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Sequoia Sellinger and collaborator Sarah Rossman, who are in residence developing a new musical.

Sequoia Sellinger & Sarah Rossman

Sequoia Sellinger

Sarah Rossman

Sequoia Sellinger and Sarah Rossman are developing Next Year in Connecticut!, a musical love letter to dysfunctional families that explores how mental illness hijacks family systems, transforming relationships, and redefining normalcy. NYIC! features forbidden romance, Brisketgate, a dog shiva, an Exodus tap dance number, and hey, this might be the year that Elijah (the prophet) shows up! During their residency at Catwalk, they are excited to refine their use of the ensemble in both the text and the music to reflect the push and pull characters feel between individual identity and group identity. 

Websites:  For our show: https://www.nextyearinconnecticut.com  https://www.sequoiasellinger.com  https://www.sarahrossman.com  Instagram:  @leonard.bernstein69 @sarahrossmaam 

Affiliation: NYU

Fall Session #1

September 3rd – 21st

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Meredith Sattler, Associate Professor of Architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Meredith Sattler

Meredith Sattler

An award-winning architect and researcher, Sattler brings expertise in environmental design and hydrologic systems to her residency. At Catwalk, she translates dispersion patterns from the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site into topographic watercolor studies, which she then uses to train AI models, extending her internationally exhibited work at the intersection of ecology, architecture, and technology.

https://meredith-sattler.net/

Affiliation: Vassar

Fall Session #1

September 3rd – 21st

Catwalk Institute proudly welcomes Chris Del Rio Solorzano, a Mexican screenwriter and director based in New York City.

Chris Del Rio Solorzano

Chris Del Rio Solorzano

During her residency, Del Rio Solorzano is drafting Limerence Island, a dystopian feature film set in a female-led society where romance is absent and men are relegated to labor and reproduction. By reimagining social structures through speculative fiction, her work questions how cultures define and constrain expressions of love and attraction.

https://christiandelrio.com/home

Affiliation: Vassar